Macron to address protesters in wake of Paris violence

French President Emmanuel Macron will attempt to convince his people that they will gain real benefits from his economic reforms as he seeks to defuse protests that that might endanger his career, experts said.

Tian Dewen, a researcher of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that Macron's economic reforms have yet to win over the public, citing the increasing fuel prices that have caused upset among the French people and triggered a violent demonstration at the weekend.

Scattered protests continued on Monday as drivers blocked roads from the Pyrenees to Brittany in Paris.